ICC T20 World Cup 2022 | Virat Kohli lambasts ‘fanaticism and absolute invasion of privacy’ after video of his hotel room leaked online

“This video here is appalling and it’s made me feel very paranoid about my privacy. If I cannot have privacy in my own hotel room, then where can I really expect any personal space at all?”

Star Indian batter Virat Kohli on Monday expressed shock at the "appalling" video of his Perth hotel room that surfaced on social media and said he was disappointed by the "fanaticism and absolute invasion of privacy."

"I understand that fans get very happy and excited seeing their favourite players and get excited to meet them and I've always appreciated that. But this video here is appalling and it's made me feel very paranoid about my privacy. If I cannot have privacy in my own hotel room, then where can I really expect any personal space at all??" Virat posted on his Instagram account.

He also shared the video that has been circulated on Twitter, Instagram and other social media platforms and said that he is "not okay with this kind of fanaticism".

The video shared purportedly takes a tour of Virat's room with shoes, suitcases, a visual of the room's washroom, some personal belongings.

At one point in the video that was titled "King Kohli's hotel room" a man who is apparently filming the video opens the wardrobe where the viewer gets to see an iron box. Virat said: "I'm NOT okay with this kind of fanaticism and absolute invasion of privacy. Please respect people's privacy and not treat them as a commodity for entertainment."

Fans and celebrities took to slam offender and posted on Virat's wall in comments section to express their disgust.

Australian opener David Warner commented while tagging the hotel, "This is ridiculous, totally unacceptable. Was this @crownperth."